SEA-KIT X-Class USV

Highly configurable USV for a wide range of marine missions

The SEA-KIT X-Class USV is a remotely controlled, versatile and configurable mother-ship platform that can launch and recover remote vehicles such as large AUV/UUVs or ROVs, enabling missions including deep-water bathymetry, offshore and subsea asset inspection and hydrographic survey with reduced risk to personnel, significantly decreased costs and lower environmental impact.

SEA-KIT International

Tollesbury, Essex, GB

Description

The X-Class USV's large payload capacity, long range and proven, over-the-horizon endurance capability means that multiple missions can be undertaken in a solo capacity or as part of a larger fleet of crewed or uncrewed vessels. Data can be transmitted via broadband link or satellite following on-board processing and compression, or stored on-board for future retrieval.

The design also provides a versatile, robust platform for naval defence and maritime security operations. The X-Class can undertake missions in a standalone capacity or as a force multiplier for anti-submarine warfare, mine countermeasures, maritime intelligence surveillance/reconnaissance, logistics support, maritime and border security, amphibious operations, oceanographic and hydrographic survey.

SEA-KIT USVs are controlled using SEA-KIT’s proprietary G-SAVI control and surveillance platform, which provides safe and secure operation from remote control centres.

The SEA-KIT X class design holds Unmanned Marine Systems certification from Lloyd’s Register.

Key benefits

Safer, reduced risk, low environmental impact offshore operations
Commercially proven technology with extended endurance & full ocean capability
Fully uncrewed launch & recovery of underwater vehicles & sensors
Highly configurable payload capacity
Acoustically quiet operation
Lloyd’s Register Unmanned Marine Systems certified & COLREGS compatible
On-board processing capability, including ATR & data compression
Remote operation from secure location anywhere in the world
Multiple mission & offshore payload variations
Optional AUV/UUV & ROV configurations
Ocean depth multibeam echo sounder variant
Through extended mission capability and reduced downtime, the deployment of SEA-KIT USVs represents significant cost savings as well as reduced carbon emissions for companies operating in the commercial offshore sector.

Specifications

More information: Applications

Oceanographic/hydrographic survey, subsea asset integrity inspections/maintenance/intervention, logistics support, collection of metocean data, seafloor mapping and classification, mine countermeasures, maritime intelligence surveillance & reconnaissance, maritime & border security, amphibious ops support

Distinguishable features

Rectangle shape with sloped bow section, A-frame mast

Commercial Options

MBES package, station holding package, maritime security package, launch & recovery package etc.

General: Length [m]

11.75

Width [m]

2.2

Portable

Y

Number of thrusters

3

Thruster specifications

2 x 10 kW / 1200 rpm electric directional thrusters, 1 x 12kW Azipod thruster

Height [m]

8.45

Min. weight of USV in air [kg]

11848

Max. Weight of USV in air [kg]

14500

Draft [m]

0.72

Chassis

Aluminium

Communication and Control: Type of Communication

Any (VSAT/Iridium/Inmarsat/4G/MBR)

Max. Baud rate [Mb/s]

2.5

Control parameters sent to the USV

All vessel functions can be sent to the USV

Data sent to shore

FLIR images, CCTV images, vessel audio feed, sensor data, navigational data

Operations: Launch and Recovery System

Open transom designed for deployment of multiple payload types using either conveyor or lifting/lowering system.

Min. turning radius [m]

0

Operational Area

3 (MCA MGN280)

Max. speed [kn]

6

Min. crew size

0

Min. required number of surface computers

4

Max. WMO seastate

4